"These are truly eventful times." An old man with somewhat pale, pineapple style hair took out a cigarette. He looked at Konoha, which had just been rebuilt and was now once again engulfed in flames, sighed, and said, "Why have there been so many incidents in Konoha recently?"
To strike while the Fourth Hokage was away at the Daimyo's capital for a meeting, it seemed this group truly wanted to destroy Konoha outright!
"Lord Shikazo, what should we do now?" A Konoha ninja ran over in a panic, looked at Nara Shikazo, and said with an anxious expression, "The Fourth Lord and the others are now..."
"Shut up!" Nara Shikazo glanced at him and said flatly, "Konoha is not just the Hokage's Konoha. If the Hokage is not here, then we must protect Konoha ourselves!"
He had weathered major storms several times already, so why were these Konoha ninja still so panicky?
"Has someone been sent to protect Lady Kuhin?"
If the Nine-Tails was released again, the trouble would be even greater.
This wasn't just about the damage to the village, but also...
People's hearts!!
If the Nine-Tails was released twice in a row, the Fourth Hokage's wife, the jinchuriki, would surely face blame from the villagers, and the Hokage's prestige, at that time...
Would also be affected!!!
"Remember, nothing must happen to Lady Kuhin."
"Lord Kaano and his team have already headed over." The Konoha ninja nodded and said, "As soon as they noticed something was wrong, Lord Kaano immediately took action."
Truly worthy of the jonin directly promoted by the Hokage, remaining calm in the face of disaster and quickly implementing countermeasures!
"Is that so?" Nara Shikazo took a drag from his cigarette, nodded, and said, "Next, you need to quickly reassure the villagers and swiftly evacuate them."
He looked up at the dark sky...
"Disaster is beginning again."
From the very start, he had felt a sense of unease in his heart?
Now, the new Ino-Shika-Cho had already taken over their positions and were by the Fourth Lord's side, so he didn't need to worry about the three clans having no successors, but now...
Nara Shikazo sighed and murmured, "I hope nothing happens to the Hokage."
...
"Evacuate, evacuate."
When they noticed the abnormality, Konoha ninja had already begun preparations. Perhaps they didn't react immediately, but after the initial shock, they quickly reached their assigned posts to maintain order in Konoha.
Especially after experiencing the last great collapse of Konoha...
No one wanted sorrow to befall Konoha again. It must be remembered that Konoha once held the title of the strongest hidden village!
Although later, the reckless actions of the Third Hokage and his companions caused severe losses to Konoha...
Konoha was still Konoha. No matter how much it declined, it still possessed its inherent, its foundation.
Especially after the Fourth Lord personally went to the Land of Whirlpools to redeem the captured Konoha ninja, Konoha now could be said to have regained much of its vitality, unlike last time...
When there were only a handful of ninja left.
With the ninja returned from the battlefield, plus the redeemed prisoners, Konoha now feared no other hidden village!
This was the spirit of the strongest hidden village!!!
"Do not panic, everyone please evacuate in an orderly manner. Rest assured, we will protect you." A Konoha ninja spoke while directing the surrounding villagers, shouting loudly, "Do not crowd. Children and the elderly evacuate first."
Looking at the flames and ninjutsu appearing all around, he frowned...
"It seems the enemy this time came very prepared!"
While serving their sentences in the Land of Whirlpools, they had learned many things, one of which was absolute obedience to orders!!!
Therefore...
When the attack first came, they followed their superiors' commands and quickly responded, going to various locations to evacuate villagers to safe places.
They knew the Fourth Hokage was trying to change Konoha. They absolutely must not hold Konoha back at this time, especially after seeing the prosperity of the Land of Whirlpools...
Their hearts yearned even more for Konoha and the Land of Fire to become as prosperous as the Land of Whirlpools.
So...
If the revolution required bloodshed, they, the prisoners brought back by the Hokage, were already prepared.
Their gazes held determination...
"We will definitely not let anyone disturb the Hokage!"
...
"Lady Kuhin, Konoha is under attack by unknown persons." A Konoha ninja with brown hair, wearing a jonin flak jacket, knelt on one knee and said, "Please, Lady Kuhin, lead Konoha's future and follow us to evacuate."
He looked up earnestly at Kuhin...
"The Nine-Tails must not be lost!"
"But Konoha..." Kuhin, holding a blond child with six whisker-like marks on his face in her arms, said worriedly, "Now that Minato and the others aren't here, you all..."
"Please rest assured, Lady Kuhin, we..." The brown-haired jonin said respectfully, "...will definitely repel the enemy!"
As soon as the words fell...
"How laughable!"
A disdainful voice came through...
"Who's there?" All the Konoha ninja quickly reacted, shielding Kuhin, and warily looked around. Then, they stared intently at a black shadow slowly emerging from the darkness...
"Sir, why are you attacking Konoha?"
"Why?" A man wearing a red headband stepped forward, a ferocious, wild laugh on his face, and said, "For the future of the Land of Fire, of course!"
His eyes held madness...
"All hidden villages must disappear. Control over ninja must be returned to the Daimyo. Only then will the Land of Fire have a future."
He pointed at the Konoha ninja...
"And you trash, who hinder the development of the ninja world, will also be washed away by the times."
"No!" Upon hearing Kazuma's words, Kuhin immediately stepped forward earnestly, looked at him, and said, "Perhaps Konoha has done some things wrong, but we are all working hard to change, striving to adapt to the trends of the times. So..."
Her tone was firm...
"Konoha ninja are not trash. Just like the heroes who sacrificed themselves to protect the Land of Fire in the past, the ninja of Konoha in the future will definitely become an indispensable part of the Land of Fire!"
At this point, her tone unconsciously carried a hint of sadness, and she sighed...
"So, why do you want to destroy Konoha? Minato has always been working hard for peace. Whether for Konoha or the Land of Fire, Minato has never given up!"
"Haha!" Kazuma, upon hearing this, laughed scornfully. "Peace? As long as ninja and hidden villages disappear, then the ninja world will achieve peace."
He spat viciously on the ground...
"Since it's for peace, for the Land of Fire, you should end your own lives, rather than continuing to hinder the Land of Fire's development like this now."
Seeing the blonde woman about to say more, he interrupted...
"You are without hope. Although suitable soil is hard to find, after so many years of war, gathering some is still possible."
He glanced at the sky, with a wild laugh...
"And it's about to begin. Soon, Konoha will disappear from the Land of Fire."
As soon as he finished speaking, he charged directly towards Kuhin...
"So, now we need a little more time, and your help. Come out, Nine-Tails!"
And at this moment...
"Bam!"
Just as he was about to reach Kuhin, Kazuma was sent flying.
"I didn't expect it to be so lively today!" A man with white spiky hair and red markings on his face, standing on a red toad, looked at the sent flying Kazuma, and said to the blonde woman beside him, "It seems we'll have to visit the old man a bit later. For now..."
His eyes narrowed...
"Let's deal with these troublemakers in Konoha first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he winked at the furious blonde woman beside him...
"This punk is bullying your aunt. How should we deal with him?"
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